Today, when you hear people talk about money, from politicians to central bankers, there are a lot of zeros involved. Hundreds, Thousands, Millions, Billions, Trillions… do you know what comes next? Quadrillions.

Rather than look at a single overwhelming number, you can get a better feel by starting with a familiar reference point and then doing a relative comparison. For global asset classes, it does not get much clearer than this infographic created by Jeff Desjardins of the Visual Capitalist.

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Visual of the World's Money
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
Header photo:“Money” by 401(K) 2013 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0


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